Harris Bill Aims Uniform Freight Rates Across Railroad System
Rep Oren Harris of Arkansas introduces H R 3172 to amend the Interstate Commerce Act for uniform railroad freight rates. He cites examples showing higher costs for Southern shippers versus Northern ones and argues that fairer rates could spur new industry and raise farm values in Arkansas Mississippi and nearby states.
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Arkansas Distict
House of
Harris
House
Zanesville
Ohio
Memphis
Tenn
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Raleigh
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South
Chicago
Illinois
Arkansas
Mississippi
Congress Plans to Check Funds of Departments
Washington July 10 Congress may appoint a permanent staff of experts to scrutinize all department requests for funds. Republicans support the plan urged by Senator Maloney and Senator White to curb waste in the 71.5 billion War Department appropriation and speed passage of bills to avoid year end log jams.
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Washington
78Th Congress
Maloney
D-Conn
House
Senate
War Department
White
Maine
Senate Appropriations Committee
Truman
Dmo
War Investigating Committee
Appropriations Committee
Nye
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Roosevelt Calls Sicily Invasion Material for End of War
President Roosevelt termed the Sicily invasion the beginning of the end for Hitler’s Europe during a White House dinner with General Henri Giraud. He suggested Allied operations could drive the enemy from soil and hasten victory in England and Sicily.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Sicily
Europe
White House
Henri Gi
France
England
Governors Tour South Arkansas Industrial Sites
Governors of Arkansas and Louisiana lead a 50 plus guest delegation touring South Arkansas' new industrial area. Stops include Bryant Bauxite Malvern Arkadelphia Camden El Dorado Magnolia with remarks by Governor Adkins Senator McClellan and Col T H Barton. A memorial service for Harvey C Couch at Magnolia will be conducted by Bishop H A Boaz.
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el Dorado
Arkansas
Louisiana
South Arkansas
Arkansas Power and Light Company
Stamps
Sam Jones
Louisana
Adkins
John ,L. McClellan
Mississippi
Oklahoma
Little Rock
Waldo
Bryant, Bauxite
Malvern
Arkadelphia
Camden
Magnolia
Col
T. H. Barton
Lion Oil Refinging Company
McClellan
Harvey C. Couch
H. A. Boaz
Dallas
RAF Bombers Strike Ruhr In Heavy Daylight Assault
British heavy bombers carried a very heavy attack on the Ruhr region with Gelsenkirchen near Dortmund among targets. Allied daylight raids, including U S bombers, followed, amid reports of fires and damaged Bochum and nearby facilities.
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London
Ruhr
Air Ministry
Gelsenkirchen
Dortmund
Duisburg- Hamm
RAF
German High Command
Berlin
Associated Press
Bochum
Gelsnekirchen
Channel
U. S
Britain
Europe
Sicily
Germany
Rhineland
Cologne
Ministry
Coastal Command
Norway
Ration Book Updates and Stamp Validity Details
The notice announces expiration and validity dates for various ration stamps and books. Meats cheese and processed fruits and vegetables stamps expire or become valid on specified dates in Book 2. Blue stamps N P Q valid July 1 to August 7. Shoes Book 1 stamp 18 valid through October 31. Sugar Book 1 stamps 13 15 16 with 5 pounds limits. Coffee Book 1 stamps 21 22 with July 1 to August 11. Gasoline No 6 A coupons four gallons through July 21. Renewal applications for A books and motorcycle books available at filling stations. new books issued starting July 22.
Martinique to Break With Vichy and Support Allies
A French source says Martinique will sever ties with Vichy within days and align with the Allies. Henri Hoppenot may depart Washington to assume control of Martinique and Guadaloupe, with Admiral Georges Robert handing over duties. General Giraud plans to move to Algiers after Bastille Day events.
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Washington
Martinique
Caribbean
Vichy
Henri Etienne Hoppenot
Guadaloupe
Georges Robert
Robert Battet
Robert Lambert
Richelieu
United Nations
Axis
Henri Giraud
North
West Africa
Algiers
United States
New York
Africa
Charles de Gaulle
French Committee of National Liberation
Canadians Surprise Axis by Presence in Sicily and Malta
Canadians surprise Axis with a bolt like leap on Sicily as Allied forces launch morning offensive. A day later Canadian Wellington bomber squadrons shift to the Mediterranean. Troops trained through winter on new assault tactics near British shores. movement preparations had been under way for weeks.
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London
Sicily
Mediterranean
Britain
Planes and Ships Hit Munda Base in Pacific Bombardment
Allied forces intensified the assault on Munda air base on New Georgia Island with heavy air and naval bombardment. American warships opened fire before dawn while 100 plus Avenger and Dauntless bombers dropped massive payloads, silencing anti-aircraft positions as preparations for a land assault near Munda continued.
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Marlin Spencer
Southwest Pacific
Munda
Japan
New Georgia Island
Solomons
United States
Rendova Island
Douglas MacArthur
New Georgia
MacArthur
Rendova
Kula Gulf
Bairoko Anchorage
Bairoko
First lung removal performed by Dr Everts Graham
In 1933 Dr Everts Graham conducted the first lung removal in the annals of surgery at Barnes Hospital in St Louis Missouri.
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Everts Graham
Barnes Hospital
St. Louis
Germans and Reds Locked in Crucial Battle
Moscow dispatches report on Belgorod front where German and Soviet forces clash in heavy fighting. Both sides claim gains while Russian counterattacks and ambush tactics slow the German push near the Belgorod Kursk Orel bulge. Soviet air activity continues as frontwide battles persist with fierce resistance.
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William McGaffin
Moscow
Belgorod Front
Red Army
Belgorod- Kursk-Orel
theRussians
High Command
Associated Press
Belgorod
Orel
Transocean
Guenther von Kluge
Gasoline Coupons Must Be Signed
The regional Office of Price Administration announced that after July 22 all gasoline coupons in possession of automobile owners must carry their signatures. The change aims to better protect motorists from loss or theft of ration books, expanding the requirement from signatures only upon use to initial endorsement. The Dallas region covers Missouri and Arkansas.
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Dallas
Tex
Office of Price Administration
Missouri
Arkansas
Allied Invasion Forces Strike Sicily In Major Offensive
Allied armies led by General Eisenhower launched a night landing on Sicily supported by naval bombardment and air power. American British and Canadian troops moved from landing craft to breach mine fields and defenses as heavy air raids and coastal bombardments aimed to secure bridgeheads for the European front.
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Daniel de Luce
North Africa
Sicily
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Sicilian
Mediterranean
Italy
Malta
Pantelleria
Gibraltar
Cyprus
Europe
U. S. Ninth Air Force
Middle East
Taormina
Cairo
Messina Strait
Ivasion
London
Catania
Anapo
Trapani
Palermo
Messina
Syracuse
Licata
Gela
Eisenhower
Algiers
Africa
Reuters
Rome
French Africa
Drive it safely brother you can t get another
A brief safety motto from the National Safety Council urging careful driving with the line Drive it safely brother you can t get another. No additional facts or context are provided.
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The
National Safety Council
James Thomas Methodist Leader Dies at 83
Dr. James Thomas a longtime Southern Methodist leader in Arkansas died at his Little Rock home after a long illness. Born in Alabama he moved to Arkansas in 1890 and spent his career in state clergy including 14 years as Little Rock district superintendent. He retired last fall.
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James Thomas
Alabama
Thomas
Arkansas
Hot Springs
Winfield Memorial Church
Winfield Church
Texarkana
First Methodist Church
Pine Bluff
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